{"cve":"CVE-2000-0993","nvd":{"published":"2000-12-19T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-09-23T10:10:00.673","status":"Modified","description":"Format string vulnerability in pw_error function in BSD libutil library allows local users to gain root privileges via a malformed password in commands such as chpass or passwd.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:58.chpass.asc","ftp://ftp.NetBSD.ORG/pub/NetBSD/misc/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-015.txt.asc","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97068555106135&w=2","http://www.openbsd.org/errata27.html#pw_error","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1744"],"products":["freebsd:freebsd","netbsd:netbsd","openbsd:openbsd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:02.361923049+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2000-0993","score":0.01671,"percentile":0.76812,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}